Display box



May 8, 1923. EASE c. BASHWINER DISPLAY BOX Filed Jan. 12, 1922 5sheets-smsen 2 INVENTOI? ATTORNEY f May 8, i923. ESAZ@ c. BIASHWINERDISPLAY Box Fild Jan. 12, 1922 5 Smets-sham INVENTOR @l m ow ATTORNEYPatented May 8, 19,23.

UNITED STATES 1.454,4` oF'FICE.

CHARLES BASHWIER, OF JAMAICA, NEW'YOBK, SSIGNOB TO FORT ORANGE PAPERCOIIPAN'Y, OF CASTLETON, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF N'W YORK.-

Application med January 12, 1922. serial No. 525,834.

y T o all 'whomt 'may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES BASHWINER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamaica, borough and county of Queens, city and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display Boxes, ofwhich the followin is a specification, reference bein had to t eaccompanyin` drawings, in w ichig. 1 is a plan of a blank cut so as tobe folded into a box embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a pers ectiveshowlng the box partially folded; F vview of the support; Fig. 4 is aperspective of the box in display position; and Fig. 5 is an elevationof the box with the cover on.

My invention relates to. display boxes or containers' which are cut outof a blank of cardboard or similar material andl folded to form a" boxsuitable forthe display ofits contents. To this end I have provided abox made from a single sheet or piece of material,

which when cut and folded forms a box and sire side of the blank, andwhen the blank is folded the printed matter will appear on the visibleportions of the box in both display and closed positions. My inventionalso comprises the various features which I- shallA pla ed and visihereinafter describe and claim.

Referring tothe drawings, the box blank is cut and scored from a sheetof cardboard or similar material in the manner shown in Fig. 1, in whichthe scoring is indicated in dotted lines and the c`uttin inuninterrupted lines. The numeral 2 indicates the bottom of the box, 3and 4 the outer sides, and 5 and 6 the outer ends, al1 of which areattached directly to the bottom 2. Extending outwardly from the outersides 3 and 4 are the inner side members 7 and 8, respectively,

which at corresponding ends have attached theretn the pieces 9 and 10,"respectively, which serve to reinforce the forward end of the box. Alsoattached to the side piece 8 is an end piece 11 which reinforces therear Y.

The extensions 25' are then folded in to end of the box, and depending,from this is a ap 12 which extends around tol the opig. 3 is asectional detail to put on the box may be placed on one posite side andforms a reinforcementand ylock between that side and the rear end.

Attached to the sides of the end pieces 5 and 6 are the flaps' 13 and 14and 15 and 16,

respectively. .When the box is folded, the` flaps 13 and 15liebetweenthe side pieces 3 and 7, and the flaps 14 and' 16 lie between theside pieces 4 and 8, thus reinforcing the is the piece 21, which has atits sides wings .22, each ofwhich carries the outwardly extendingfoldable sections 23 and 24 and a forwardly extending section 25. At theouter end of the part 21 is the end26 of the support, which has attachedthereto the foldable sections 27 and 28, which serve to lock the partsof the support together. Attached at one side ofthe member 19 is adisplay member 29, which has a foot 30, which serves to hold 'thedisplay member erect when in. displayl position.

Any printin or advertising matter which it is desired to ave upon thebox may be applied to'the underneath side of the blank,

as shown in Fig; 1, and when the box has.

been folded into box 'form it will be found that the printing willappear on the -disb efsurface of the box.

orl reinforcing purposes the box is slotf ted at 31 along the line ofscoring, between the parts 2 and 6, for lthe reception of a tongue 32,which projects rearwardly from the part 21. The part 21,'is also cuttoform a tongue 33, which acts as a lock -a for the In assembling thebox,.`either the support or the container proper may be first foldedinto position, but I will .describe the formf ing operation by firstfolding the support and then the container.

The strips 24 are first-bent at right angles to the strips 23and thesections 23 are fold' ed back on the sections -22,'and the sections 22are bent'up at right angles to the part 21.

overlap each other. The'part 26 is bent at right angles to the part 21,and the section 27 is bent down over the extensions 25 and the strip 28is locked under the tab4 33, thus securing the parts of the supporttogether. 'llhe display section 29 is next folded inwardly upon theparts 19 and 20, with the supporting foot 30 upon the end piece 6.

The container is assembled by folding the end parts and 6 at rightanglesto the part 3, with the projections 13, 1A, 15 and 16 folded intoposition along the lines of division between the sides 3 and t andbottom 2 of the box. rlFhe side 8 is then folded inwardly over theprojections 1d and 16, carrying with it the end portions and 11 and theflap 12, which is laterto bear against the inner face of the side piece3. The side portion 7 is then folded inwardly over the projections '13and 15, carrying with it the end reinforcing portion 9. rllhe end piece17 is then folded down over the end reinforcing members 9 and 10 untilthe strip 18 seats flat on the bottom of the box, which complete theforming operation.

The box may then be filled and the sup-a port folded over it as a cover,as is shown in lFig. 5. -lWhen it is desired to display the contents ofthe box the support is folded rearwardly, in which case the part 19assumes an erect position, substantially as a continuation of the rearend 6, While the part 20r is folded downwardly at an angle approximating170 along the scoring and permits the insertion of the tab 32 in theslot 31, so that the tab 32 may be pushed upwardly between the innerendy wall 11 and the outer end wall 6.

The support pivotsforwardly along the line of scoring between the part20 and the part 21 until the part 21 is directly under and supports therear end of the box in an elevated position, so that the contentsof thebox are readily visible and the display section stands erect at theelevated end of the box. 'llhe support is preferably trapezoidal in formand gives an extended bearing on the lbase and an extendedinclinedbearing on the bottom of the box so as to ensure the stabilityof the box in its display position and the maintenance of the box on aninantenati cline so that its contents are exposed to view.

'llhe terms and expressions which ll have employed are used as terms ofdescription and not of limitation, and ll have no intention, in the useof such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of thefeatures shown and described, or portions thereof, but recognize thatvarious medihcations are possible within the scope of the inventionclaimed.

What lf claim is:

' 1. A display box comprising a container having more than one ply ofmaterial in each of its sides and ends, a display member, a combinedcover and support therefor, and a flexible connectionl between containerand support, the connection being integral with one of the plies ofmaterial at the rear end of the box, and when the container is indisplay position extending from a position at a distance above the rearend of the box to the highest part of the support, a backing member alsoextending above the to edge of the box arranged to hold the displaymember in erect position, the said display member having a dependingportion interposed between two of the plies of material at the rear endofthe box.

2. A display box comprising a container having more than one ply ofmaterial in each of its sides and ends, a display member, a combinedcover and support therefor, and a connection between container and.support, the connection being integral with one, of the plies ofmaterial at the rear end of the box, and when the container is indisplay position extending from a position at a distance above the rearend of the box to the highest part of the support, a backing member alsoextending above the top edge of the box arranged to hold the displaymember in erect position, the said display member having a dependingportion interposed between two of the plies of material at the rear endof the box, and a slot and projection engagement between support andcontainer for locking the support beneath the container. l CHARLESBASHWllNlER.

